Shad Moss
Biography
Rapper and actor Shad Gregory Moss, better known as Bow Wow, was born in Columbus, Ohio, and broke through after Snoop Dogg noticed him performing in Los Angeles at age six. He went on to sign with Jermaine Dupri's So So Def Recordings, and his debut album Beware of Dog (2000) arrived when he was thirteen and was certified double platinum. After shortening his stage name, he released Unleashed (2003) and Wanted (2005), which produced the Hot 100 top-five singles Let Me Hold You and Like You. He moved into film with the lead in the sports comedy Like Mike (2002), following cameos in Carmen: A Hip Hopera (2001) and All About the Benjamins (2002). Other credits include Johnson Family Vacation (2004), Roll Bounce (2005), The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift (2006), Lottery Ticket (2010) and Madea's Big Happy Family (2011). He was also part of the cast of HBO's Entourage and hosted BET's 106 & Park.
39years old
Turns 40 on March 9in 118 days
- Born Columbus
- Star sign: PiscesThe sign runs February 19 to March 20
- Shad Gregory Moss (birth name)Also credited as Lil' Bow Wow and Bow Weezy
Movie Career
- Films
- 10
- Career span
- 10 years2001 to 2011
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About the name
In 1993, Moss performed at a concert in Los Angeles, where rapper Snoop Doggy Dogg noticed him and gave him the stage name "Lil' Bow Wow."
First role
Moss's first acting role came in Like Mike, a film released on July 3, 2002. He played a young orphan who gets a chance to play in the NBA.
A change of course
In 2020, Moss took part in The Masked Singer's third season as "Frog" and came in third. He said he did the show as a rehearsal before headlining The Millennium Tour.
A change of course
Bow Wow was confirmed as the host of BET's 106 & Park on October 1, 2013, taking over after Terrence J and Rocsi left the show. It reached more than 85 million homes until it was canceled in 2014.
A change of course
In 2016, Moss took over as host of RnB Friday Nights, a nighttime version of the Australian Hit Network's RnB Fridays radio show.
A change of course
In 2018, Moss worked with the hair grooming brand Red By Kiss to launch a luxury durag line. In 2024, he opened a restaurant in Atlanta called "Prime on Peachtree."
Shad Moss movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Mike Epps appears in three of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Mike Epps's page
Loretta Devine's page
Ice Cube's page
Chi McBride's page
Brandon T. Jackson's page
Charlie Murphy's page
Also two films together2 more actors
- Khleo ThomasHurricane Season (2009) and Roll Bounce (2005)
- Rodney PerryMadea's Big Happy Family (2011) and Johnson Family Vacation (2004)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Box office
What Shad Moss's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$375 million
9 of the 10 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 10 films: 9 worldwide figure; 1 never in cinemas.
- 9Worldwide figure
- 1Never in cinemas
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 100% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$159M42.4% of the total
- 2$62M16.6% of the total
- 3$54M14.5% of the total
- 4$31M8.3% of the total
- 5$25M6.8% of the total
- 6$25M6.6% of the total
- 7$17M4.5% of the total
- 8$1.0M0.3% of the total
$6,035from the other 1 film with a worldwide figure, 0% of the total